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We compare hit original songs to the many covers they inspired to find the best, worst, and weirdest versions of a song! Learn the history of famous songs, discover the meaning behind the lyrics, and find out what it takes to make a cover that outshines the original.
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Jesse Crossley makes his triumphant return to the podcast to talk about the Kendrick/Drake beef, and the hit Kendrick Lamar track "HUMBLE." And I'm just realizing now we forgot to do a bonus segment...I'm going to have to sit down. Covers by: Skrillex, Scary Pockets, Our Last Night, Vitamin String Quartet, 8-Bit Misfits, Richard Cheese Tidal playli…
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On average it takes anywhere from 15-22 minutes to walk a mile, so if you walk 1000 miles, it'll take 15,000- 22,000 minutes which means you can listen to this episode 169 - 248 times while you're walking. That's time well spent! Covers by: NajwaJean, Celtic Thunder with George Donaldson, Norway Animals, Sleeping At Last, Keith Jack and Alison Pars…
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An ancient segment is revived this week because it popped into my head a month ago and I just remembered to bring it up now! Also we talk about the Flaming Lips hit "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt.1" I guess. Covers by: Vyvienne Long, Winston K, Norbert Leo Butz, Midnite String Quartet, Bossa Fresca Trio, Joshua Lee Turner Tidal playlist here…
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We recorded this episode at half speed but we accidentally lowered our voices by an octave so the whole thing just came out sounding normal. Covers by: The Broadway Cast of Rent, Poor Bailey, Good Lovelies, Tegan and Sara, Jamie Grace, The Goo Goo Dolls, Jherek Bischoff, Norah Jones Tidal playlist here…
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Emily McKenzie (who wants you to wash your hands occasionally) returns to the podcast with a brand new last name and burning desire to talk everything Taylor Swift. We get into what it means to be a Swiftie, whether celebrity feuds are real, and more as we discuss Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood"! Plus, see how well Alex and Emily know Time Magazine's Pe…
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It doesn't matter if we missed the Barbie hype train because we have two hype guests, Greta James (Poppy Threads) and Ruby Swan (Ruby Swan) filling in for Alex to talk about Aqua's smash hit, "Barbie Girl"! Covers by: Mars Moles, Axel Boys Quartet, The Chaos Engine, Electric Chairs, Ben L'Oncle Soul, Ely Bruna, Sam Giancana and Dayana, Ruby Swan Ti…
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Find out what makes a pickle kosher, where to source iodine, and the perfect number of Heinz as we celebrate Jimmy Buffett and discuss his other song, "Cheeseburger in Paradise" this week! Covers by: Jeff Elliott; Doug Walker, Steel Drum Artist; Pickin' On and The Sidekicks; Ned Bray; Ed Payne; Lisa Howard and Eric Peterson (Escape to Margaritavill…
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This week we compare the incomparable Sinéad O'Connor version of "Nothing Compares 2 U" to a bunch of other, more comparable versions of the song! Versions by: Prince, The Family, Sinéad O'Connor, Me First and The Gimme Gimmes, Shiny Toy Guns, Aretha Franklin, Deep Wave Tidal playlist here The Family version here…
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Queen expert Jon Bell (Noise Berry Games) returns for Blockbuster Summer to talk about "A Kind of Magic" by Queen, the Highlander movie, and how to pronounce Finnish names. Jon even created his own bonus segment this week! Stick around after the main segment for the Cover Me premier of "Which Album is the Deep Cut From?" Covers by: Elaine Paige, Ra…
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